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Boards suffer from disconnect between risk, strategy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
New research from Deloitte has found there is a disconnect between boards' risk appetite and effective strategic planning, which it said is threatening companies' ability to take on risk. The report, Refocus on Risk to Thrive, was based on interviews ...

Crackdown on ERS scams continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has confirmed it is still working with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to crack down on early release of super scams which cost Australians over $6 million. Combined, the value of scams rose 23% in 2020, with ...

IFM impersonated in scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021
... the email, purporting to be from the company, has been sent to members of the public requesting them to fill out an application form the invest in a "High Yield Fixed Rate Corporate Bond". IFM said it has reported the issue to the Australian Cyber Security ...

Fund supports deidentified recruitment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
Future Super, the $1 billion ethical retail fund, has shared how its deidentified recruitment has helped boost diversity - after mixed results last year. Future Super head of group strategy Veronica Sherwood-Meares said on LinkedIn that Future Super ...

MTAA Super awards scholarships

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
The industry fund has awarded 15 scholarships to members and non-members to put towards further education in automotive and related industries. MTAA Super said the scholarships are worth up to $5000, with the total standing at $50,000 across 15 winners. ...

ERS had little effect on funds: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020
Large outflows experienced by some super funds as a result of the government's early release of super scheme had little impact on fund performance, according to new research from the University of Melbourne. The research, conducted by James Brugler ...

Missing Caddick's mansion on the line

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... self-proclaimed but unlicensed financial adviser Melissa Caddick, who has been missing for a month. Following a successful ASIC application, the court appointed receivers to Caddick's property and provisional liquidators to her business Maliver. ASIC ...

US regulator, states sue Facebook

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... about $25 billion. As an example of its alleged conduct, the FTC said Facebook would cut off its competitors access to application programming interfaces (API) that would allow the developers' apps to interface with Facebook. "For example, in 2013 ...

Super satisfaction bounces back

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... the initial 3.4 million applications for a withdrawal in the period to 30 June 2020 have followed up with a second application for a withdrawal since then," she said. "A total of $35.3 billion has now been disbursed under the scheme but less than 10% ...

Amazon Web Services expands Australian operations

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
Amazon Web Services (AWS) will open a second infrastructure region in Australia next year, assisting the financial services industry to run applications and serve end users from data centres around the country. The AWS Asia Pacific (Melbourne) Region ...